Kanto, Japan News

Japan's prime minister said Wednesday that he hopes to meet with President Barack Obama next week to offer his proposals on the relocation of a major American military base in Okinawa that has led to a rift between the allies.

Actor Johnny Depp highly recommends his latest movie - though he said he hadn't personally gone out to see it yet.

Johnny Depp arrived at Narita international airport in Narita, east of Tokyo, Japan, yesterday to promote his latest film " Public Enemies ," and tons of Japanese fans lined up to get a glimpse of the actor.

Japan's government on Tuesday unveiled $81 billion of new stimulus spending to keep the world's second-biggest economy from lurching back into recession.

TOKYO: Japan's investment in Malaysia between January and September alone surged to US$1.87 billion involving 45 approved projects as compared with US$1.6 billion total investment in 2008 with 60 approved projects.

Well, they're not marching around in formation but there are a bunch of robots hanging out in one location: Tokyo, Japan .

Japanese police have arrested four teenagers living on a U.S. military base for allegedly putting a rope across a road that caused a woman to crash her motorbike and suffer a head injury, officials and news reports said Saturday.

U.S. Ambassador John Roos urged a quick resolution Friday of a dispute over the relocation of a U.S. Marine base on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa that is straining bilateral ties and raising tension within Japan's ruling coalition.

Dec. 2, 2009 -- Sperm genes may shorten the lifespan of males compared to females, at least in animals, according to Japanese researchers.

A Tokyo money dealer reacts as the dollar edged up to 86.77 yen in afternoon trade in the Tokyo foreign exchange in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, Dec.

Tatsuya Ichihashi: Police arrested the 30-year-old last month, initially on suspicion of abandonment of a body.

U.N. General Secretary Ban Ki-moon speaks during a joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso at Aso's official residence on July 1, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan.

Immunet, the developer of next generation Cloud-based AntiVirus technologies, today announced the signing of an exclusive distribution agreement with Tokyo based SecureBrain Corporation for the distribution of Immunet Protect Cloud AntiVirus software in the Japanese market.

ScienceDaily - Researchers in Japan have found that female mice produced by using genetic material from two mothers but no father live significantly longer than mice with the normal mix of maternal and paternal genes.

A shopper looks at Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp.'s popular Aquos liquid crystal display televisions at a retail shop in Tokyo, Japan.

Photographs from the Tokyo Nail Expo in Tokyo, Japan on Monday, November 30, 2009.

Vanuatu's Prime Minister Edward Natapei and Japan's Prime Minister Taro Aso shake hands prior to their talks at Aso's official residence on May 19, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan.

THOUSANDS of manga fans flocked to the funeral on Monday of Japanese cartoonist Yoshito Usui, whose cheeky schoolboy character Shin-chan delighted millions.

The events, held in Beijing, China, Tokyo, Japan, and Hsinchu, Taiwan included experts from Freescale, IBM, Denali, Synopsys, CSIP, Academia and Power.org who discussed the versatile Power Architecture technology platform and its rich and vibrant ecosystem.

Huge sheets of glass are guided by robotic arms, sliding and turning in a towering germ-free plant, the world's first making giant "10th generation" panels for flat screen TVs.